Is Social Networking Sucking the Life out of Romance Writing?

From an 8/3/09 PW article:

Brenda Knight, associate publisher of Cleis Press's Viva Editions, thinks she knows why the paranormal has become so dominant (in romance):

"In the age of social networking sites like Facebook, Myspace, Twitter and Craigslist, there's less fantasy. It's increasingly easy to find and be found," she says. "However, you can't hook up with your demon-lover of choice via Twitter."

I don't think this is the only reason why paranormal is so popular* (I wrote The Mediator series